Which of the following statements concerning cryptochrome is FALSE?

a. It is implicated in resetting the biological clock.
b. It is a "clock protein."
c. It absorbs green light.
d. Its counterparts are found in fruit flies and mice.
e. It sometimes interacts with phytochrome.


C

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